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Frankenstein: Could an assembled body ever breathe, bleed or think? Anatomists explain
Frankenstein's creature is coming back to life—again. As Guillermo del Toro's new adaptation of Mary Shelley's gothic masterpiece airs on Netflix, we provide an anatomist's perspective of her tale of reanimation. Could ...
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Exploring the sources of meaning among Japanese primary care physicians
Researchers from University of Tsukuba and their collaborators interviewed Japanese primary care physicians and subsequently identified six distinct categories of experiences contributing to their sense of "meaning" in their ...
Nov 4, 2025
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Women folk healers were branded as witches, but their treatments may have been medically sound
"Double double toil and trouble" is a quote from Shakespeare's Macbeth that conjures images of evil witches making potions in giant cauldrons. But the truth was that women persecuted as witches were probably legitimate healers ...
Oct 30, 2025
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A 2,000-year history of faking an illness
One of the earliest figures known to have faked an illness for personal advantage was Odysseus.
Oct 30, 2025
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Class, race, ageism and status shaping who stays in general practice, study shows
A new study has revealed that hidden social and cultural barriers—not just workload and pay—are driving nurses out of general practice and threatening the stability of primary care.
Oct 29, 2025
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How is radiation therapy portrayed in art?
Because patient perceptions of radiation can influence their willingness to receive it as treatment, researchers recently examined how radiation therapy is represented in different forms of art.
Oct 22, 2025
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London 'scream club' helps young people relieve stress
At a London park, dozens of young people gathered, awaiting the starting signal, then screamed at the top of their voices—all in a bid to release tension.
Oct 20, 2025
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How voluntary assisted dying in the NT would be different to down south
Voluntary assisted dying is being debated in the Northern Territory (NT) parliament this week.
Oct 16, 2025
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Novo Nordisk buys US biotech firm Akero for $4.7 billion
Novo Nordisk said Thursday it was buying US biotech firm Akero Therapeutics, which is developing treatments for a number of metabolic diseases, for $4.7 billion.
Oct 9, 2025
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Appetite-regulating hormones in focus as first Nobel Prizes fall
Research into hormones that regulate appetite is seen leading the race for the Nobel Prize in Medicine, to be awarded Monday—the first in this year's Nobel season.
Oct 6, 2025
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Common inhalers carry heavy climate cost, study finds
The inhalers people depend on to breathe are also warming the planet, producing annual emissions equivalent to more than half a million cars in the United States alone, researchers said Monday in a major new study.
Oct 6, 2025
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Medical opposition to capital punishment is needed as executions surge, researcher argues
The health care community has an important role in opposing the death penalty, argues an expert in The BMJ.
Oct 1, 2025
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Most donor-conceived children are told of their biological origins, research reveals
Four out of five parents tell their donor-conceived children about their biological origins, according to new research out of Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland.
Sep 19, 2025
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Process for dealing with sexual misconduct by UK doctors requires major reform, say experts
The current process for managing sexual misconduct perpetrated by doctors in the UK requires major reform, say experts in The BMJ.
Sep 18, 2025
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Experts urge culture change to address burnout in pharmacy education
Colleges and universities face unprecedented challenges related to faculty burnout and dissatisfaction in pharmacy schools, and institutions must work to create more supportive and healthier workplaces to reduce turnover ...
Sep 17, 2025
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HHS, Department of Education call for integration of nutrition education in medical schools
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Education have announced an initiative urging medical schools to integrate nutrition education and training.
Aug 29, 2025
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Should I break up with my GP? Four signs that it may be time
A long-term relationship with a GP—one who knows you and your history—improves your health and even reduces your chance of dying prematurely.
Aug 23, 2025
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Job dissatisfaction and burnout may be behind exodus of GPs
Burnout and job dissatisfaction are likely to be key drivers influencing GPs' decisions to leave patient care within the next five years, University of Manchester researchers have found.
Aug 12, 2025
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Beyond the band-aid: A career opportunity as a school nurse
When thinking of nurses, the image that most often comes to mind is one of bustling hospital corridors, emergency rooms, and bedside care. However, one vital role that frequently goes unnoticed is that of the school nurse—a ...
Aug 7, 2025
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Ousted vaccine panel members say rigorous science is being abandoned
The 17 experts who were ousted from a government vaccine committee last month say they have little faith in what the panel has become, and have outlined possible alternative ways to make U.S. vaccine policy.
Jul 31, 2025
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The antidote to burnout in health care? Promote joy on the job
It was during the COVID-19 pandemic—when burnout was hitting the health-care system the hardest—that Sarah Forgie started thinking about joy at work.
Jul 23, 2025
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Killer whales show a softer side, sharing food with people
They're known as "killer whales," but orcas have a surprisingly soft and even generous side.
Jul 13, 2025
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Researchers call for global action to ensure patients, caregivers, and relatives are valued equally
It's time to see lived experience—knowledge gained by being a patient, caregiver, or relative—as essential expertise, to ensure that health care is relevant, responsive, effective, resilient, equitable, and fully inclusive, ...
Jul 8, 2025
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Keeping brain-dead pregnant women on life support raises ethical issues that go beyond abortion politics
Adriana Smith, a 30-year-old woman from Georgia who had been declared brain-dead in February 2025, spent 16 weeks on life support while doctors worked to keep her body functioning well enough to support her developing fetus. ...
Jul 1, 2025
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Escape rooms provide fun, help teach anatomy concepts creatively
Virtual escape rooms focusing on anatomy education concepts provide medical students with a fun, creative and challenging way to engage with classroom material, improve their critical thinking, and identify gaps in knowledge. ...
Jun 17, 2025
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